Powder and Tobacco Blossom EO, very European/English. Not a Barber shop scent, but similar to the classic Marlborough from DR Harris.
Tabac is an old-school classic scent. I've read that some classify it as a fougere, but I don't know if that works or not. Barbershop is a subjective thing - based on what products your first barber used. My Dad took me to his barber, who used Aqua Velva mostly, and not Pinaud Clubman, so barbershop to me is something like AV. I bet many barbers in Germany used or still use Tabac, so for them it certainly would be a barbershop scent.
I got shaved a few times in Germany but: They used Palmolive Classic cream and then, Tabac aftershave! Lolllllll
Sakrileg! Ich habe Palmolive nie benutzt, aber das scheint wie eine dumme Sache zu tun! Warum gehst du nicht so gut?
All great answers. My barbers always used pinaud clubman. That is, and will always be, the quintessential Barbershop scent for me. I am sure there are many men in Germany that grew up on tabac and have that same sensibility towards that, however. From what I have always read and heard, the specific notes that actually constitute a "barbershop" scent seem elusive. Everyone seems to think it is powdery with some citrus or leather, but no one seems to agree exactly. I think it just has more to do with what scent your barber used when you were growing up.
Auch wollte ich Dir sagen dass Palmolive eine Lieblingscreme ist. Ich mag es weil der Schaum, Geruch, und Hautpflege fantastisch sind!
Ask 50 different Gents how they feel about Tabac. You'll get 50 different answers. I like it. I'll use it today.
Not at any barbershop I've been to! Clubman Pinaud is "the" barbershop scent IMO. I couldn't describe what it smells like if you put a gun to my head, except to say it smells like the barbershop.
Per one fragrance review site: "Clubman by Pinaud Clubman is a Aromatic Fougere fragrance for men. The fragrance features citruses, herbal notes, spicy notes and oakmoss." "Tabac by Maurer & Wirtz is a Aromatic Fougere fragrance for men. Tabac was launched in 1959. Top notes are aldehydes, lavender, neroli, bergamot and lemon; middle notes are carnation, sandalwood, orris root, jasmine, rose and pine tree needles; base notes are tonka bean, amber, musk, vanilla, oakmoss and tobacco. Fougère: Meaning fern in French, built on a base of lavedner, coumarin, and oakmoss. Many men's fragrances belong to this family of fragrances, which is characterized by its sharp herbaceous and woody scent. Pronounced: foozh-air. Personally, the only similarity between Tabac and Clubman that stands out to me is the 'talcum powder' fragrance both seem to have. Neither smell of the 'fougére-scented' soaps I use regularly.
